Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Surgical Snap: elegant redirection in the blink of an eye. No arm waving, no head jerking, no looking back at his spray. Connecting the dots fluidly with speed, purpose, and grace, he’s already planning for the section ahead. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Report from Nosara: The Fiestas
Note: This week Alina Trejos joins us on the Harmony Blog with her first Report from Nosara. Alina grew up in Costa Rica’s capital of San Jose but moved to Nosara to work with the Harmony. In her posts, she’ll share some of her experiences in her first year in Guanacaste. Before coming to Nosara […]
Envision Costa Rica, February 20-23
I first came across a flyer for Envision Costa Rica at a small coffee shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where I live. When I saw the number of bands on the playbill I knew I had to check out this growing music/meditation/arts festival, a Burning Man of sorts in Central America, where creatives gather to party […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Little Man with Big Ideas! What constitutes a “Natural”? Uncanny, this little Guy, right in the Hook, navigating the critical section of his chosen wave—and grabbing his rail to boot—as if He’s been doing so his whole Life. Grown Ups in the line up might draw inspiration from such an enlightened approach from one so […]
Juanli Carrión and the Outer Seed Shadow
This week’s Central Creatives post features Juanli Carrión, an artist in New York City whose current project, the Outer Seed Shadow, investigates the diversity of migrant communities and the immigrant experience in New York City through the plants that are native to their countries. Read more about his exciting work below. Name: Juanli Carrión Where […]
SURFING IS… WITH LEE BAILLY
You may have met Lee at the Harmony. She’s the curator of our Tiendita, a long-time Nosara long boarder and a bad ass. Like many of the folks who work with the Harmony, she found her way to Nosara for the waves. When she’s not in Costa Rica, Lee lives and surfs in Miami. Name: […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
So many incarnations of wave riding tools—all with their own unique qualities. Using excess speed from the drop, a bodyboarder can lay it on rail for an early bottom turn as hard as his stand-up counterparts. Photo provided by Surfing Nosara
The Invisible Birds of Central America
One of the most rewarding parts of contributing to the Harmony Blog involves the people and material I would have never otherwise learned about. This week, as part of our Central Creatives series, I’d like to ask that you read the following poem by Craig Arnold. Arnold was an American poet and professor, a Fulbright […]
SURFING IS… WITH LEAH GREENBLATT
Last year Leah Greenblatt, a music editor at a large national magazine, found she was in possession of three things: a desperate need for sun, an unusual week of light job duties and some unused vacation time. She searched for a location that was an easy flight from New York and hit on Nosara. With […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Tico Turn: There was a time decades ago when traveling Surfers from near and far passed through the Nicoya and ooooooooo-ed and aaaaaaah-ed residents with their abilities. That time has long since passed. Now, on any given day along the peninsula, even if the Surf is momentarily not world class, the Locals’ Surfing certainly is. Photo […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Poise, not Pose: Subtlety on the Inside Rail. Next Up ? Stall for Toes on the Nose, or Drop the Knee to Bring It Around, Back to the Source… Her Call. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Creative Retreat at the Harmony
In early November my partner Nathan was hired to work on a nature documentary shoot in Costa Rica. We seized an opportunity to spend time together at the Harmony Hotel before his work began. For some, a vacation involves detailed itineraries chalk full of organized tours. Others gravitate toward the kind of trip that ensures […]
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
CLOSE OUT: The Wave’s Final Act, and thus The Surfer’s too. Foot on the Tail Pivot trumps Contemporary Acrobatics for Elegance and Grace. Denouement, for both Ocean Pulse and Rider. Photo provided by Surfing Nosara
NOSARA: Top Place to Visit in 2014
Of course, I love Nosara. And I assume if you’re reading this, you love Nosara. But how do you feel about many, many, many people loving Nosara? Last week, CNN voted it one of the top places in the world to visit for the second year in a row.
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Is this Wave a Shut-Down Close-Out, or Make-Able, Race-Track Thrill ? Wave Selection, a more nuanced skill than rote physical practice, is as much Art as Science. The answer to the Original Question lies in the Timing, Agility, Equipment, Commitment and Experience of the Rider. You’ll Never Know, Unless You Go! Photo provided by Surfing […]
GUIONES SURF PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Clean bottom turn with the canvas of an open face ahead. Infinite possibilities abound for the brush stroke to come, always open to interpretation. Photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Grace down the line. Bird in Flight. Rell Sunn’s doppleganger: Aloha meets Pura Vida!
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Tropicana
If you happen to be one of the lucky people in Nosara as the cooler weather descends in other parts of the world, tonight’s your night to experience the Tropicana, the legendary local disco. Singer-songwriter and pro-surfer Donavon Frankenreiter is returning to Nosara after a two year absence and will be performing at 9pm in […]
The Virtues of Fine in the Age of Awesome
An excellent article on the competitive sport that travel has become made me long for the simple pleasures of a trip to the Harmony. “We now live in a world of capitalized extremities: the Ultimate Experience now poses a threat to the kind of small revelations that can make us happy. Travelers, by which I […]
